I have been doing genealogy and Family History for over 17 years now. When I started, I noticed all the work done by previous generations. I did not start from a blank form, I knew who my ancestors were, in some cases back to the 1600s. The problem was, there was little or no documentation, so that is what I started doing. I quickly realized what I wanted was Family History, a story of my ancestors. To do that, I documented every reference to an ancestor. Mostly I have researched my Sabin line. But I am now researching my Tietjen and Sandoval lines as well. Some of the surnames I am researching